Middleweight Bout

Israel Adesanya

“The Last Stylebender”

Record: 13-6-0
Stance: Switch
Height: 6' 4"
Reach: 80"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Jul 22, 1989

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 19
Minutes: 325.8
Knockdowns: 13
Sig. accuracy: 48.4%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 9.1%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 3
Control / 15: 0:28

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1313/2714

Accuracy48.4%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head49.1%
Body20.9%
Leg30.0%

Position

Distance92.3%
Clinch4.9%
Ground2.8%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head58.1%
Body21.4%
Leg20.6%

Position absorbed

Distance87.1%
Clinch8.4%
Ground4.5%

Grappling

For

Takedowns1/11

TD accuracy9.1%

TD per 150.1

Sub attempts3

Subs per 150.1

Reversals3

Control10:15

Control per 150:28

Against

Takedowns absorbed25/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced2

Control conceded42:14

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0/0.1	0.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0/0.3	0.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.3	32.0%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/0.1	0.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Joe Pyfer
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:18
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. PyferMar 28, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 42/75 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Nassourdine Imavov
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:30
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. ImavovFeb 1, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 26/50 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Dricus Du Plessis
Submission · Round 4 · 3:38
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. AdesanyaAug 17, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 97/203 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:09
Loss vs Sean Strickland
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. StricklandSep 9, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 94/271 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Alex Pereira
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:21
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2Apr 8, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 41/96 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03
Loss vs Alex Pereira
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 2:01
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. PereiraNov 12, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 86/162 · TD 1/4 · Ctrl 6:34
Win vs Jared Cannonier
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. CannonierJul 2, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 116/230 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Robert Whittaker
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2Feb 12, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 79/169 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01
Win vs Marvin Vettori
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2Jun 12, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 96/181 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:36
Loss vs Jan Blachowicz
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaMar 6, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 78/161 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01

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